Laelia kennedyi

Photo by Jay Pfahl.

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Common Name Kennedy's Laelia

Flower Size 1.8" [4.5 cm]

Found in Jalisco state of Mexico and blooms in the early summer on a 18" [45 cm] long, successively single flowered inflorescence. It is similar to L autumnalis but blooms way before, almost the same season as L eyermanniana. It grows in another valley in Jalisco about 100 miles from L crawshayana.

This species seems to be very close to L gouldiana but differs in the width of the raised flat plain of the lip. This species has not been formally described but it does appear to be different, I await better references.

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

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